I Have a Toshiba A135 Laptop I just bought from Ebay. The battery message says I have 6 % life on battery and battery not charging. Does this mean the battery needs replaced or the laptop not charging the battery? I hate to buy a new battery and find out its not the battery.

I have removed the battery and the Laptop will work plugged in without the battery. The battery indicater says no battery detected.I have removed the battery and the Laptop will work plugged in without the battery. The battery indicater says no battery detected.

I tried your suggestion on turning off the laptop and turning it back on after one minute and then I reinstalled the battery, it started to charg and then stopped. It must be the battery. Thanks.I tried your suggestion on turning off the laptop and turning it back on after one minute and then I reinstalled the battery, it started to charg and then stopped. It must be the battery. Thanks.

You have not clarified that its a new one or a second hand one. In any case If it has a problem, Please inform ebay about the problem and they'll make the seller pay for cheating you in selling you a defective piece.Now your problem part .Its true that it can only be established in a repair shop that which one is the culprit the battery or the charging board.But there is one more thing ,i.e. the charger. Borrow from some of your friend just to check if it is charging.Exchange both Laptop and chargers. Then at least you can establish the charger is defective or not. You can also check the charger using a multimeter.I have got something on net regarding this
Try removing the battery and reinserting it. Make sue it is properly inserted.

If computer is working OK while plugged in, then battery may be faulty.
If computer is having problems then maybe power adapter is glitchy.
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I also found this if you are running Windows Vista ...

"This document pertains to HP Notebook PCs with Windows Vista.

Understanding battery charging issues.

If the notebook battery is not charging or the notebook does not
indicate that the battery is charging, the most likely scenario is that
the battery itself is operating correctly, but its power management
software may have become corrupt.

In order to correct the problem, you will need to uninstall and
reinstall the power management software by using the Device Manager.

This document will explain how to uninstall and reinstall the ACPI
Battery listings in Windows Vista, as well as how to obtain and install
updated BIOS files, if needed to correct other battery issues.

Uninstalling and reinstalling power management software in Windows Vista

In order to correct problems with the battery's power management software, follow the steps below.

WARNING: Do not remove the Microsoft AC Adapter driver or any other ACPI compliant driver.

4. On the Device Manager taskbar, click Scan for hardware changes .

Alternately, select Action > Scan for hardware changes .

Windows will scan your computer for hardware that doesn't have
drivers installed, and will install the drivers needed to manage your
battery's power.

The notebook should now indicate that the battery is charging."
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Another tip I found:
1) Turn off the laptop
2) Remove the battery
3) Hold down the power button for ~1minute
Then everything should work fine.
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A similar tip:
(1) Turn on computer w/ AC plugged in like always.
(2) Remove battery (keeping AC adapter plugged in).
(3) Shutdown computer.
(4) Replace battery.
(5) Wait a few minutes, and the lightning bolt icon which has
usually been only flashing is now a steady blue while it charges the
laptop, then turns off when the battery’s at 100%.

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You may try
1) check the charging light on the laptop in on or blink when the adapter plug in (the adapter should be ok for power on laptop without the battery) the battery fail have to change if the light on., and also have to change the battery if the light blink.
2) there is a charging hardware problem when the charging light nothing show out when the adapter plug in if your adapter can power on the laptop normally.

there are two way to confirm charging circuit on the motherboard running ok, \

1) go bios setup check the battery status showing charging is ok

and if take out the battery, then change to "no battery:" that's normal

2) start windows go control panel and check power option the battery meter, show " charging" is ok. if not appear you may take out the battery and put back see any short appear "charging" on the screen, it is ok for appearing "charging" status,

in my service experience most percentage your battery is over life.

you did all check show the battery is end life, but one more issue
there are two way to confirm charging circuit on the motherboard running ok, \
1) go bios setup check the battery status showing charging is ok
and if take out the battery, then change to "no battery:" that's normal
2) start windows go control panel and check power option the battery meter, show " charging" is ok. if not appear you may take out the battery and put back see any short appear "charging" on the screen, it is ok for appearing "charging" status,
in my service experience most percentage your battery is over life.

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I would start off by looking at the output voltage of the charger then pull out a volt/ohm meter and see if its actually putting out the correct voltage. If it is then u have a bad battery or DC jack in the laptop.

Either the battery is bad and not holding a charge, or the laptop's power jack needs to be repaired. Try this check.

Take out the battery and plug in the power adapter. Turn on the laptop and see if it operates normally. Gently wiggle the power plug and see if the power indicator on the computer remains steady. If it does, you should replace the battery. If the power light flickers as you wiggle the plug, the power jack in the computer needs repair.

It's a common problem for the power jack connections on the motherboard to break because the power plug gets flexed. When this happens, power doesn't get in from the charger to run the laptop or charge the battery. These connections can be repaired, but it means taking the computer apart to get the main board out to make the repair. Also, in some cases the board may be damaged by arcing and heating from the bad connections and may not be repairable. Usually resoldering the bad connections fixes the trouble.

A computer service shop could give an estimate for the repair. When I worked at a shop our repair charge was about $75 (I think; it's been over 5 years now). If you have electronic soldering skills and the right tools you could try the repair yourself. Several videos on youtube show the procedure for taking apart the computer to get the board out.

Hope this has helped you. If so, please take a moment to rate my solution. Thanks for asking here!

when you connect the AC charger with the battery , your laptop power on ?
and try to directly connect the ac charger with laptop without the battery, if it is on, that means the battery go bad, you need replace